Research Paper
Continuity of Saljuq Architecture in Iran, the Friday Mosque of Firdaus
Continuity of Saljuq Architecture in Iran, the Friday Mosque of Firdaus

Alireza Anisi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 1-16

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.366630.143239

Abstract
  This paper examines in detail the little-known Friday Mosque (masjid-i jāmi‘) of Firdaus, located southwest of the Khurasan, which has had a key role in developing Saljuq architecture ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Settlement Pattern of the Ancient Sites of the Southeastern Sub-Basins of the Caspian Sea, from a Hydro Geomorphological Perspective
The Settlement Pattern of the Ancient Sites of the Southeastern Sub-Basins of the Caspian Sea, from a Hydro Geomorphological Perspective

Afsaneh Ehdaei; Mehran Maghsoudi; Seyed Mohammad Zamanzadeh; Mojtaba Yamani

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 17-41

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.353608.143178

Abstract
  The presence of water resources, particularly rivers, significantly influences site selection. Throughout history, settling near rivers has brought numerous advantages, but it has also ...  Read More
Research Paper
Archaeobotanical Studies in Feyzabad Site, in Aran-o-Bidgol Town
Archaeobotanical Studies in Feyzabad Site, in Aran-o-Bidgol Town

Narjes Khan Fini; Reza Nouri Shadmahani; Mohsen Javeri; Mostafa Sarlak; Saman Soortiji

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 43-55

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.356585.143190

Abstract
  Archaeobotany is one of the interdisciplinary sciences in archaeology. Archaeobotany studies plant remains in archaeological contexts. Based on plant findings, it discusses topics such ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Study of Mining and Metallurgy in the Central Part of Bam County Based on Archaeological Surveys and Historical Sources
The Study of Mining and Metallurgy in the Central Part of Bam County Based on Archaeological Surveys and Historical Sources

Nazanin Khojasteh behzadi; Farzad Mafi; Seyed mohammadamin Emami

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 57-73

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.358920.143203

Abstract
  The Kerman region stands out as one of the most significant mining areas globally, owing to its extensive and abundant mineral resources. Bam County, situated in the southeastern part ...  Read More
Research Paper
Mineralogy and Elemental Analysis of Sasanian-Early Islamic Potsherds from the Jahangir Archaeological Monument in Ilam Based on Petrography, XRF, ICP
Mineralogy and Elemental Analysis of Sasanian-Early Islamic Potsherds from the Jahangir Archaeological Monument in Ilam Based on Petrography, XRF, ICP

Leila Khosravi; Milad Baghsheikhi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 75-91

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.354447.143181

Abstract
  To date, no experimental investigations utilizing petrographic, XRF, ICP, or TL methodologies have been undertaken for the analysis of Sasanian and Early Islamic pottery in Western ...  Read More
Research Paper
Archaeological Lnvestigation of Administrative Documents and Records within the Chalcolithic Societies of Northwestern Iran
Archaeological Lnvestigation of Administrative Documents and Records within the Chalcolithic Societies of Northwestern Iran

Reza Rezaloo; Ali Karimikiya; Akbar Abedi; Rouhollah Mohammadi

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 93-112

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.364958.143230

Abstract
  Analyzing administrative documents holds significant importance within the realms of archaeology and sociology, akin to the study of other archaeological evidence. These examinations ...  Read More
Research Paper
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Recovered Armaments from Parthian Catacombs at Vestemin, Kiasar, Sari, Considering 2015, 2017, and 2018
Preliminary Study and Introduction of Recovered Armaments from Parthian Catacombs at Vestemin, Kiasar, Sari, Considering 2015, 2017, and 2018

Abdolmotaleb Sharifi Holaei; Bahman Firouzmandi Shirah Jini; kamal aldin Niknami

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 113-131

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.340656.143101

Abstract
  The contractor of the gas line transition from Damghan to Neka destroyed and recovered two tombs in 2014. The site is located 80 km south of Sari. Archaeological excavations led to ...  Read More
Research Paper
Absolute (14C AMS) and Relative Chronologies of Barveh Tepe in the Upper Lesser Zab Basin and a Study of Painted Bronze Age Ceramics(Based on the Second Season Excavation)
Absolute (14C AMS) and Relative Chronologies of Barveh Tepe in the Upper Lesser Zab Basin and a Study of Painted Bronze Age Ceramics(Based on the Second Season Excavation)

Mahnaz Sharifi; Barbara Helwing

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 133-153

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.360950.143217

Abstract
  Excavations in Tepe Barveh were conducted with the aim to shed further light on the period of painted Bronze Age wares and to refine the existing chronology for the Lesser Zab Basin ...  Read More
Research Paper
From Apavortene to Abivard: Feasibility and Identification of the Early Parthian City of Dara in Northeastern Iran
From Apavortene to Abivard: Feasibility and Identification of the Early Parthian City of Dara in Northeastern Iran

Seyed Mehdi Mousavinia; Hassan Nami

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 155-166

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.356117.143188

Abstract
  According to classical texts, Dara stands out as a significant city from the early Parthian era, situated on the eastern fringes of the Parthian Empire. Classical sources have documented ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Archaeological Analysis of the Existing Shell Vessels (Libation Shell) in the Archaeological Contexts of the Iranian Plateau in the Third to the First Millennium B.C.
An Archaeological Analysis of the Existing Shell Vessels (Libation Shell) in the Archaeological Contexts of the Iranian Plateau in the Third to the First Millennium B.C.

Parisa Naseri; Abbas Motarjem; David S. Reese

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 167-183

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2023.342641.143113

Abstract
  Sea shells are natural-biological objects. They are embedded in geological layers in the form of fossils, but also, to find in archaeological deposits as a result of human activities. ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Historical Approach to the Relative Chronology of Caravansarai of Alaki, Near Marand
The Historical Approach to the Relative Chronology of Caravansarai of Alaki, Near Marand

Ali Nemati-Babaylou; Mahsa Saidi -Mehrabad

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 185-201

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2022.344774.143137

Abstract
  Due to the importance of Tabriz in various historical periods after the Mongol’s invasion to the end of the Qajar period, as continuously being the capital city or the residence ...  Read More
Research Paper
Revisit the Kura-Araxes: The Absolute and Relative Chronology of Qaleh Tepe and Ali Yourd Tepe, Zanjan Province, Iran
Revisit the Kura-Araxes: The Absolute and Relative Chronology of Qaleh Tepe and Ali Yourd Tepe, Zanjan Province, Iran

Amir sadegh Naghshineh; Barbara Helwing; HASSAN Fazeli Nashli

Volume 15, Issue 2 , December 2023, Pages 203-224

https://doi.org/10.22059/jarcs.2024.371269.143246

Abstract
  The communities of the Kura- Araxes cultural complex with their highly distinctive cultural and economic features represent the occupation of some parts of the Near East and Caucasia ...  Read More